Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Ultimately Caught by Them (3)
Qi Huang felt extremely awkward just now. She thought, if she had known this would happen, she shouldn’t have agreed so casually. But no matter how awkward it was, she didn’t ask her so-called “good sisters” to help her out of it! Awkwardness doesn’t kill people, right?
Everyone looked towards the sound and saw five girls in elegant attire walking into the courtyard. Each had their own unique charm, but fair and beautiful skin was a common trait among them. Coupled with an ethereal aura that each of them possessed, the group of villagers was instantly mesmerized, and even Huang Long and Huang Bo were no exception. They completely forgot about their companions beside them.
“All five are here? Do we have to make it so grand!”
Qi Huang was inwardly lamenting. Now that these immortal fairies had come directly to her door, it meant her identity as an imposter was likely exposed. If only one or two had come, she could still try to escape, but with five arriving, she could only be slaughtered.
“But how did they expose me?”
Qi Huang recalled her “schemes and stratagems” and found no loopholes.
“Who just said she has no sisters?”
Ruan Lingyu stood in the middle of the courtyard, her beautiful eyes surveying the surroundings with a commanding presence.
“I ‘deceived’ Ruan Lingyu into bankruptcy. Why didn’t she immediately lash out?”
Qi Huang was puzzled why Ruan Lingyu called her a good sister. If the roles were reversed, she definitely wouldn’t tolerate it.
“She’s still speaking up for me. Could it be they haven’t discovered I’m an imposter yet? Did they find their way here through other clues?”
Qi Huang harbored a sliver of hope.
Hearing this, everyone else reacted and looked at Qu Zhen in unison.
Qu Zhen, unwilling, wanted to retort, but seeing the three or four ugly sisters beside her, she could only lower her head and pretend to be invisible.
The surrounding single men instinctively took a few steps back, showing a clear boundary.
“Then… that daughter-in-law, who are they…”
Li Fen approached and asked uncertainly.
Qi Huang quickly analyzed the current situation. Since the other party hadn’t made a move, there was no need for her to expose herself, so she simply went along with it, saying, “Oh, they are all my good sisters! Didn’t I promise Uncle He and the others last time? So I asked them to come over for a visit.”
“Really?”
Li Fen turned to look at her husband in disbelief, her face full of surprise. She thought she was going to be greatly embarrassed this time, but she never expected her daughter-in-law’s network to exceed her expectations by so much.
Huang Kairong, however, was a bit confused. He thought, if good sisters were coming to visit, why hadn’t his daughter-in-law told him earlier?
Huang Kaiyou and his wife were completely speechless, standing there like clowns, at a loss.
He Chao and Liu Keqian in the distance exchanged glances, the shock on their faces so obvious.
The few immortal fairies exchanged glances, thinking, “This imposter is truly unrepentant. Even now, she’s still thinking of exploiting our remaining value.”
“Of course, we are closer to her than blood sisters!”
Ruan Lingyu smiled warmly, but there was a sound of grinding teeth coming from her ruby lips.
Qi Huang smiled awkwardly, her gaze shifting around. She didn’t know if these immortal fairies had seen through her, but she still felt guilty.
“Since they are my daughter-in-law’s good sisters, please all sit down!”
Li Fen quickly invited them.
The few immortal fairies thanked them politely and then sat in the corner. The simple courtyard instantly bloomed with flowers, captivating the eyes.
The women like Qu Zhen beside them were made to look like village maids. They couldn’t sit still any longer, so they fled in embarrassment.
“Sister-in-law, you’re too generous! You actually brought your good sisters!”
“Sister-in-law, thank you for thinking so highly of me, but I don’t even have the courage to strike up a conversation with girls like these. How can I pursue them? It’s better to bring some ordinary ones next time! I know my limits.”
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He Chao and Liu Keqian secretly came over to chat. Although they spoke humbly, the excitement on their faces was undeniable. After all, they were men, and who wouldn’t have some improper thoughts?
“I wish I could bring them over!”
Qi Huang’s smile was more like a cry than a smile, because the five immortal fairies had been staring at her intensely since they sat down, like guards watching a prisoner, making her spine chill.
After a moment, Ruan Lingyu suddenly called her junior sisters and walked up to Qi Huang.
“Sister! Can we go out and chat for a bit?”
Ruan Lingyu stared at Qi Huang with a smile that was not a smile.
Although Qi Huang didn’t know the other party’s intentions, she was powerless. She had no choice but to obediently follow.
As soon as they went outside, the few immortal fairies took out their hidden swords and formed a formation, surrounding Qi Huang.
After they had traveled a long distance away from the village, Ruan Lingyu looked back. However, her brilliant smile had long since vanished. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and questioned, “My good junior sister, can you tell this senior sister why you are in this place? Didn’t you say you would be guarding the county office?”
“The county office? I haven’t been to any county office? I heard by chance that the new daughter-in-law of the Huang family in Huatian Village looks very much like me, so I suspected an imposter and sneaked in to gather information. I didn’t expect you all to come too.”
Qi Huang vehemently denied it. She knew that admitting it would be tantamount to admitting that she was an imposter, because the real Hong Ling Fairy had not been to the county office.
“Oh my! Junior sister is truly remarkable! We’ve been in Ping’an County for so long, and it took us a great deal of effort to find this remote village. You found it by chance?”
Ruan Lingyu complimented her with a smile that was not a smile.
“Just good luck!”
Qi Huang repeatedly humbled herself. Cold sweat was already breaking out on her forehead. Hearing these words, even an idiot would understand that the other party had basically identified her as an imposter. What happened at home just now was just an act.
“Alright, Master said that the imposter has been found, so there’s no need to stay here any longer. Let’s go back.”
Ruan Lingyu lied.
Qi Huang knew that the other party was likely trying to trick her. As soon as she met the real person at the HongHua Sect, her identity would be immediately exposed, so she fell into a moment of hesitation.
“What’s wrong? Are you guilty?”
Ruan Lingyu’s expression turned unfriendly.
“Guilty? What am I guilty of? I still have some things to do! You all go back first!”
Qi Huang quickly explained.
“I can’t stand it anymore! I’m not playing along! I think you’re that imposter!”
The impatient Shen Yuan couldn’t take it anymore, so she directly revealed her intentions.
“How is that possible? I am your junior sister! If you don’t believe me, you can ask me questions.”
Qi Huang’s heart rate quickened, but she began to feign calmness. She knew that if she wanted to survive now, she could only grit her teeth and impersonate Cheng Hong Ling.
“Alright then! Let my sword be the first to ask if you have reached the Guiyi Realm!”
Shen Yuan, full of anger, drew her sword without saying a word, moved her feet, and disappeared from her original spot, lunging at Qi Huang.
Qi Huang certainly wouldn’t sit idly by. Although her cultivation was only at the second level of the Juling Realm, with the naked eye, she couldn’t even see Shen Yuan’s movements clearly, let alone evade them. But don’t forget, her Spiritual Sense had reached the Guiyi Realm.
Qi Huang remembered her Master saying that Spiritual Sense was very powerful, capable of seeing any high-speed moving objects, making it very useful when facing cultivators or fiends who were faster than her.
Although Hu Bing had not reached the Guiyi Realm, Qi Huang would never doubt her Master. Thus, as soon as Shen Yuan drew her sword, her Spiritual Sense had already spread out. The result was exactly as her Master had said. Although the other party’s speed was astonishing, under her Spiritual Sense, it was like a snail.
“Is that all? I can take on ten of them!”
Qi Huang was overjoyed. She didn’t expect her Spiritual Sense to be so useful. She subtly dodged to the side, but then something desperate happened! Her body simply couldn’t keep up with the speed of her thoughts. Like a three-year-old swinging a sledgehammer, she could only watch as Shen Yuan’s sword edge came towards her neck.
